Category: General Announcements

Constitutional Law Center Fellowships

The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron Law is seeking applications from students interested in serving as Constitutional Law Center Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year.  The four Con Law Fellows work to support the research and programming of the Center. 

The Center for Constitutional Law is one of only four national resource centers established by Congress in 1986 on the bicentennial of the Constitution to support research on constitutional law.  Fellows are supervised by the director of the Center for Con Law, Professor Tracy Thomas.  Con Law Fellows conduct legal and archival research for scholarly papers, write and edit articles for the online journal ConLawNOW, manage the Center’s social media outreach, lead discussion forums, and assist with events sponsored by the Center.  The Con Law Fellowship is unpaid, but offers opportunities for resume distinction, mentorship, advanced research skills, and networking—all advantages in building professional opportunities.  Fellows are expected to commit five hours per week to the fellowship throughout the course of the appointment from June 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022. 

Interested students should submit a resume and statement of interest to Professor Tracy Thomas at thomast@uakron.edu by April 30, 2021.   More about the Con Law Center generally is available here: https://www.uakron.edu/law/ccl/.

Save the date for our final Career Services Program of the semester:

Fall On-Campus Interview (OCI) Preview on Tuesday, April 20^th at 12:15 PM via Teams.

Learn about the Fall OCI process and how to prepare yourself for on-campus interviews. What do you need to do to succeed this summer?

The University of Akron’s Intellectual Property Center has helped the USPTO organize an event for the U.S. IP Attaché program! We have teamed up with over 10 other Midwestern Schools for a virtual program where you can learn about the fascinating work of the U.S. “intellectual property diplomats.”

The event will be held April 13, 2021 10:30am-11:30am EDT

You must first register at this link to join: https://cvent.me/Nxlzxx

We know this program is during spring break, but we hope you can take a break to join us. IP attachés are U.S. diplomats who help to improve IP systems abroad using their extensive IP knowledge and experience. Tune in to hear them discuss how their fascinating careers have helped constructively shape intellectual properties laws in other countries.

To learn more about the USPTO’s IP Attaché program, visit https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/ip-attache-program. In addition, flyers have been included in this email that contains background information and operating locations of this program, such as Beijing, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro.

Mercer University School of Law and the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Right will co-host an annual brief writing competition in honor of Mercer’s former legal writing professor, Adam Milani. The purposes of the competition are to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of disability law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students. The deadline for submission is June 11, 2021. 
 
First Prize will range between $300 and $1,000 

Briefs can be on any of the following topics:
Disability law; The Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; A state statute or municipal ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Further information is posted on the Mercer website at http://law.mercer.edu/academics/legalwriting/milani-writing-competition.cfm

Due to most classes switching to online formats, the L.A.W. executive board decided to move Canned Immunity onto a virtual platform once again!

The rules are still the same, $2 or 2 cans per ticket or $5 or 5 cans for three tickets. Tickets can be used to receive “immunity” from being called on in select classes. Email your ticket to your professor the day you want to use the ticket. One ticket may be used per class. Please see the list of participating professors and restrictions.

L.A.W. and Professors will be implementing the Honor Code on ticket usage. Due to COVID-19 there are many food insecure families in our area who need help. It would be shameful to take advantage of Canned Immunity.

PARTICIPATING PROFESSOR PREFERENCE LIST

No Restrictions:

• Judge Oldfield
• Prof. Belsky

• Prof. Dessin
• Prof. Lee

• Prof. Lavoie
• Prof. Spring

Restrictions:

• Prof. Thomas – Con Law II, 1 ticket per person – Remedies, 1 ticket per assignment, per week.
• Prof. Huryn & Prof. Fryan – except April 6th.

Thank you to the generous professors who have already donated and to those participating!

ONLINE DONATIONS

STEP 1: Go to http://give.akroncantonfoodbank.org/goto/CannedImmunity

STEP 2:  Click DONATE NOW!

STEP 3: Enter a specific amount ($2 per ticket, or $5 for three tickets)

STEP 4: Type your name AND Akron Law Email in “recognition name” then click NEXT!

STEP 5: Enter in your payment information!

STEP 6: Wait 24 hours for your virtual ticket(s) to be emailed to you!

STEP 7: Forward the email you received from L.A.W. (omm23@uakron.edu or dhb25@uakron.edu) to your professor on the day you intend to use it!

IN PERSON DONATIONS

STEP 1: Drop off your donations to the box in the law school.

STEP 2: Take a picture of your donation and send it to omm23@uakron.edu or dhb25@uakron.edu. Include your donation amount.

STEP 3: Wait 24 hours for your virtual ticket(s) to be emailed to you!

STEP 4: Forward the email you received from L.A.W. (omm23@uakron.edu or dhb25@uakron.edu) to your professor on the day you intend to use it!

QUESTIONS

Email Olivia Mullen omm23@uakron.edu or Dominie Burwell dhb25@uakron.edu.

Thank you for your donations! We hope to raise $500 for the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank!